Description

The Zil-131 Is A Basic Technical Design And Is Known For Its Reliability And Superb Off-Road Capability. The Zil-131 Was Widely Used In Both The Soviet Armed Forces As Well As In Former Eastern Bloc Countries. It Is A Four-Wheel Drive Truck With A Load Carrying Capacity Of 5 Tons Which In The Basic Configuration Can Carry Both Troops And Military Supplies On Its Cargo Floor. It Is Assumed That About 1 Million Of These Trucks Were Built. The National Peoples Army From The Gdr Also Used Numerous Zil-131S.